1979 Brazilian Grand Prix

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Flag of Brazil (1968–1992) .svg 1979 Brazilian Grand Prix
Racing data
2nd of 15 races of the 1979 Automobile World Championship
Route profile
Surname: VIII Grande Prêmio do Brasil
Date: 4th February 1979
Place: São Paulo
Course: Autódromo José Carlos Pace
Length: 318.4 km in 40 laps of 7.96 km

Weather: cloudy but warm
Pole position
Driver: FranceFrance Jacques Laffite FranceFrance Ligier
Time: 2: 23.07 min
Fastest lap
Driver: FranceFrance Jacques Laffite FranceFrance Ligier
Time: 2: 28.76 min
Podium
First: FranceFrance Jacques Laffite FranceFrance Ligier
Second: FranceFrance Patrick Depailler FranceFrance Ligier
Third: ArgentinaArgentina Carlos Reutemann United KingdomUnited Kingdom lotus

The 1979 Brazilian Grand Prix took place in São Paulo on February 4th and was the second race of the 1979 World Automobile Championship .

Reports

background

After a year break, in which the Brazilian GP had taken place on the Jacarepaguá racetrack , they returned to São Paulo. In the meantime some safety devices had been added or replaced. The asphalt, which was also renewed, had a similar number of bumps as in previous years, which was criticized by some drivers.

The same participants who had contested the opening race in Argentina two weeks earlier also traveled to the second round of the World Championship. Only a few changes were made in the area of ​​vehicles. So had Patrick Tambay on the older McLaren M26 recourse because his real car of the current type M28 due to damages from the starting accident in Buenos Aires resulted was not ready. At Brabham , on the other hand, both factory drivers had the opportunity to drive the new BT48 for the first time .

training

The training was again dominated by the two Ligier pilots Jacques Laffite and Patrick Depailler . The two Lotus factory drivers Carlos Reutemann and Mario Andretti took second row on the grid, ahead of the two Ferraris of Gilles Villeneuve and Jody Scheckter .

run

Behind Laffite, who took the lead, Reutemann briefly passed Depailler. During the first lap, however, he had to give up the second position again and even fell back to fourth place behind Andretti. Emerson Fittipaldi was meanwhile in fifth place after an overtaking maneuver against Jody Scheckter. When Andretti's Lotus slowed due to a misfire, the Brazilian was able to gain another position on lap two.

While Fittipaldi put pressure on Reutemann, Didier Pironi passed Scheckter.

On the 22nd lap, Fittipaldi had to make a pit stop due to a loosened wheel. The two Ferraris also headed for their pits to have new tires fitted. At the end of the race they finished fifth and sixth behind Laffite, Depailler, Reutemann and Pironi.

It was the only double victory in Ligier's team history, which lasted from 1976 to 1996 .

Registration list

team No. driver chassis engine tires
United KingdomUnited Kingdom Martini Racing Team Lotus 1 United StatesUnited States Mario Andretti Lotus 79 Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 G
2 ArgentinaArgentina Carlos Reutemann
United KingdomUnited Kingdom Team Tyrrell 3 FranceFrance Didier Pironi Tyrrell 009 G
4th FranceFrance Jean-Pierre Jarier
United KingdomUnited Kingdom Parmalat Racing Team 5 AustriaAustria Niki Lauda Brabham BT48 Alfa Romeo 1260 3.0 V12 G
6th Brazil 1968Brazil Nelson Piquet
United KingdomUnited Kingdom Marlboro Team McLaren 7th United KingdomUnited Kingdom John Watson McLaren M28 Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 G
8th FranceFrance Patrick Tambay McLaren M26
GermanyGermany ATS Wheels 9 GermanyGermany Hans-Joachim Stuck ATS D2 G
ItalyItaly Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC 11 South Africa 1961South Africa Jody Scheckter Ferrari 312T3 Ferrari 015 3.0 F12 M.
12 CanadaCanada Gilles Villeneuve
Brazil 1968Brazil Fittipaldi Automotive 14th Brazil 1968Brazil Emerson Fittipaldi Fittipaldi F5A Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 G
FranceFrance Equipe Renault Elf 15th FranceFrance Jean-Pierre Jabouille Renault RS01 Renault EF1 1.5 V6 t M.
16 FranceFrance René Arnoux
United KingdomUnited Kingdom Samson Shadow Racing Team 17th NetherlandsNetherlands Jan Lammers Shadow DN9 Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 G
United KingdomUnited Kingdom Interscope Shadow Racing Team 18th ItalyItaly Elio de Angelis
United KingdomUnited Kingdom Olympus Cameras Wolf Racing 20th United KingdomUnited Kingdom James Hunt Wolf WR7 G
United KingdomUnited Kingdom Team Ensign 22nd IrelandIreland Derek Daly Ensign N177 G
ItalyItaly Team Merzario 24 ItalyItaly Arturo Merzario Merzario A1B G
FranceFrance Ligier Gitanes 25th FranceFrance Patrick Depailler Ligier JS11 G
26th FranceFrance Jacques Laffite
United KingdomUnited Kingdom Albilad-Saudia Racing Team 27 AustraliaAustralia Alan Jones Williams FW06 G
28 SwitzerlandSwitzerland Clay Regazzoni
United KingdomUnited Kingdom Warsteiner Arrows Racing Team 29 ItalyItaly Riccardo Patrese Arrows A1B G
30th GermanyGermany Jochen Mass
MexicoMexico Team Rebaque 31 MexicoMexico Hector Rebaque Lotus 79 G

Classifications

Starting grid

Item driver constructor time Ø speed begin
01 FranceFrance Jacques Laffite FranceFrance Ligier-Ford 2: 23.07 198.130 km / h 01
02 FranceFrance Patrick Depailler FranceFrance Ligier-Ford 2: 23.99 196.864 km / h 02
03 ArgentinaArgentina Carlos Reutemann United KingdomUnited Kingdom Lotus Ford 2: 24.15 196.645 km / h 03
04th United StatesUnited States Mario Andretti United KingdomUnited Kingdom Lotus Ford 2: 24.28 196.468 km / h 04th
05 CanadaCanada Gilles Villeneuve ItalyItaly Ferrari 2: 24.34 196.386 km / h 05
06th South Africa 1961South Africa Jody Scheckter ItalyItaly Ferrari 2: 24.48 196.196 km / h 06th
07th FranceFrance Jean-Pierre Jabouille FranceFrance Renault 2: 24.85 195.695 km / h 07th
08th FranceFrance Didier Pironi United KingdomUnited Kingdom Tyrrell-Ford 2: 25.16 195.277 km / h 08th
09 Brazil 1968Brazil Emerson Fittipaldi Brazil 1968Brazil Fittipaldi-Ford 2: 26.35 193.689 km / h 09
10 United KingdomUnited Kingdom James Hunt United KingdomUnited Kingdom Wolf-Ford 2: 26.37 193.663 km / h 10
11 FranceFrance René Arnoux FranceFrance Renault 2: 26.43 193.583 km / h 11
12 AustriaAustria Niki Lauda United KingdomUnited Kingdom Brabham-Alfa Romeo 2: 27.57 192.088 km / h 12
13 AustraliaAustralia Alan Jones United KingdomUnited Kingdom Williams-Ford 2: 27.67 191.958 km / h 13
14th United KingdomUnited Kingdom John Watson United KingdomUnited Kingdom McLaren-Ford 2: 27.82 191.763 km / h 14th
15th FranceFrance Jean-Pierre Jarier United KingdomUnited Kingdom Tyrrell-Ford 2: 27.89 191.672 km / h 15th
16 ItalyItaly Riccardo Patrese United KingdomUnited Kingdom Arrows Ford 2: 28.08 191.426 km / h 16
17th SwitzerlandSwitzerland Clay Regazzoni United KingdomUnited Kingdom Williams-Ford 2: 28.88 190.398 km / h 17th
18th FranceFrance Patrick Tambay United KingdomUnited Kingdom McLaren-Ford 2: 29.39 189.748 km / h 18th
19th GermanyGermany Jochen Mass United KingdomUnited Kingdom Arrows Ford 2: 29.42 189.710 km / h 19th
20th ItalyItaly Elio de Angelis United KingdomUnited Kingdom Shadow Ford 2: 30.29 188.611 km / h 20th
21st NetherlandsNetherlands Jan Lammers United KingdomUnited Kingdom Shadow Ford 2: 31.60 186.982 km / h 21st
22nd Brazil 1968Brazil Nelson Piquet United KingdomUnited Kingdom Brabham-Alfa Romeo 2: 31.64 186.932 km / h 22nd
23 IrelandIreland Derek Daly United KingdomUnited Kingdom Ensign-Ford 2: 31.78 186.760 km / h 23
24 GermanyGermany Hans-Joachim Stuck GermanyGermany ATS Ford 2: 32.27 186.159 km / h 24
DNQ MexicoMexico Hector Rebaque United KingdomUnited Kingdom Lotus Ford 2: 32.66 185.683 km / h -
DNQ ItalyItaly Arturo Merzario ItalyItaly Merzario-Ford 2: 34.08 183.972 km / h -

run

Item driver constructor Round Stops time begin Fastest lap Failure reason
01 FranceFrance Jacques Laffite FranceFrance Ligier-Ford 40 ? 1: 40: 09.64 01 2: 28.76
02 FranceFrance Patrick Depailler FranceFrance Ligier-Ford 40 ? + 5.28 02 2: 29.40
03 ArgentinaArgentina Carlos Reutemann United KingdomUnited Kingdom Lotus Ford 40 ? + 44.14 03 2: 30.57
04th FranceFrance Didier Pironi United KingdomUnited Kingdom Tyrrell-Ford 40 ? +1: 25.88 08th 2: 30.88
05 CanadaCanada Gilles Villeneuve ItalyItaly Ferrari 39 ? + 1 lap 05 2: 30.54
06th South Africa 1961South Africa Jody Scheckter ItalyItaly Ferrari 39 ? + 1 lap 06th 2: 30.44
07th GermanyGermany Jochen Mass United KingdomUnited Kingdom Arrows Ford 39 ? + 1 lap 19th 2: 33.03
08th United KingdomUnited Kingdom John Watson United KingdomUnited Kingdom McLaren-Ford 39 ? + 1 lap 14th 2: 32.95
09 ItalyItaly Riccardo Patrese United KingdomUnited Kingdom Arrows Ford 39 ? + 1 lap 16 2: 33.64
10 FranceFrance Jean-Pierre Jabouille FranceFrance Renault 39 ? + 1 lap 07th 2: 29.97
11 Brazil 1968Brazil Emerson Fittipaldi Brazil 1968Brazil Fittipaldi-Ford 39 ? + 1 lap 09 2: 30.39
12 ItalyItaly Elio de Angelis United KingdomUnited Kingdom Shadow Ford 39 ? + 1 lap 20th 2: 34.34
13 IrelandIreland Derek Daly United KingdomUnited Kingdom Ensign-Ford 39 ? + 1 lap 23 2: 34.68
14th NetherlandsNetherlands Jan Lammers United KingdomUnited Kingdom Shadow Ford 39 ? + 1 lap 21st 2: 34.78
15th SwitzerlandSwitzerland Clay Regazzoni United KingdomUnited Kingdom Williams-Ford 38 ? + 2 rounds 17th 2: 33.74
- AustraliaAustralia Alan Jones United KingdomUnited Kingdom Williams-Ford 33 ? DNF 13 2: 33.19 defective fuel pump
- GermanyGermany Hans-Joachim Stuck GermanyGermany ATS Ford 31 ? DNF 24 2: 35.53 defective steering
- FranceFrance René Arnoux FranceFrance Renault 28 ? DNF 11 2: 35.32 Driving error
- FranceFrance Patrick Tambay United KingdomUnited Kingdom McLaren-Ford 07th ? DNF 18th 2: 34.05 collision
- United KingdomUnited Kingdom James Hunt United KingdomUnited Kingdom Wolf-Ford 07th ? DNF 10 2: 32.37 defective steering
- Brazil 1968Brazil Nelson Piquet United KingdomUnited Kingdom Brabham-Alfa Romeo 05 ? DNF 22nd 2: 32.19 task
- AustriaAustria Niki Lauda United KingdomUnited Kingdom Brabham-Alfa Romeo 05 ? DNF 12 2: 36.08 Gearbox damage
- United StatesUnited States Mario Andretti United KingdomUnited Kingdom Lotus Ford 02 ? DNF 04th 2: 36.82 defective fuel pump
- FranceFrance Jean-Pierre Jarier United KingdomUnited Kingdom Tyrrell-Ford 00 ? DNF 15th - Electrical damage

World Cup stands after the race

The first six of the race got 9, 6, 4, 3, 2 and 1 point (s) respectively.

Driver ranking

Item driver constructor Points
01 FranceFrance Jacques Laffite Ligier 18th
02 ArgentinaArgentina Carlos Reutemann lotus 10
03 FranceFrance Patrick Depailler Ligier 9
04th United KingdomUnited Kingdom John Watson McLaren 4th
05 FranceFrance Didier Pironi Tyrrell 3
Item driver constructor Points
06th CanadaCanada Gilles Villeneuve Ferrari 2
07th United StatesUnited States Mario Andretti lotus 2
08th South Africa 1961South Africa Jody Scheckter Ferrari 1
09 Brazil 1968Brazil Emerson Fittipaldi Fittipaldi 1

Constructors' championship

Item constructor Points
01 FranceFrance Ligier 27
02 United KingdomUnited Kingdom lotus 12
03 United KingdomUnited Kingdom McLaren 4th
Item constructor Points
04th United KingdomUnited Kingdom Tyrrell 3
05 ItalyItaly Ferrari 3
06th Brazil 1968Brazil Fittipaldi 1

Individual evidence

  1. ^ "Training" ( Memento of December 27, 2008 in the Internet Archive ) (Motorsportarchiv.de; accessed on August 24, 2012)
  2. ^ "Report" (accessed on August 24, 2012)
  3. ^ "World Cup stands" ( Memento from December 27, 2008 in the Internet Archive ) (Motorsportarchiv.de; accessed on August 24, 2012)

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